Australian rules footballer
| Percy Sparks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percival Arthur Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | (1887-10-18)18 October 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Allendale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 April 1953(1953-04-18) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Stawell | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Richmond | 2 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Percival Arthur Sparks (18 October 1887 – 18 April 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Arthur Hamilton Sparks (1864-1908), and Abbey Maria Sparks (1859-1903), née Carolan, Percival Arthur Sparks was born at Allendale, Victoria on 18 October 1887.
He married Mary Josephine Chisholm on 11 May 1916.
Death
He died on 18 April 1953.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.838.
- Deaths: Sparks, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 March 1908), p.1.
- Sparks—Chisholm, The Australasian, (Saturday, 1 July 1916), p.57.
- Deaths: Sparks, The Age, (Tuesday, 21 April 1953), p.8.
- Percy Sparks passes away, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 22 April 1953), p.14.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Tribute to OTBA Identity, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 6 July 1949), p.18.</ref>
External links
- Percy Sparks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Percy Sparks at AustralianFootball.com
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